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A physicist at a research laboratory reports a startling new discovery. However, other scientists are unable to reproduce the results of the experiment. Which statement provides the best explanation for the inaccurate results?
The hypothesis needed to be changed.
The results were announced to the public.
The conclusions were based on multiple trials.
The data collection was neither accurate nor precise
The hypothesis needed to be changed.
The results were announced to the public.
The conclusions were based on multiple trials.
The data collection was neither accurate nor precise
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The data collection was neither accurate nor precise.
Poor accuracy (systematic error) or poor precision (large random error) in measurements will produce results that are wrong and not reproducible by others. The other choices do not explain irreproducibility: announcing results or using multiple trials doesn't cause inaccuracy, and a wrong hypothesis doesn't by itself make the data inaccurate.
Poor accuracy (systematic error) or poor precision (large random error) in measurements will produce results that are wrong and not reproducible by others. The other choices do not explain irreproducibility: announcing results or using multiple trials doesn't cause inaccuracy, and a wrong hypothesis doesn't by itself make the data inaccurate.
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